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G. W. SGHENGK.

IRONING BOARD.

No. 341,279. Patented May 4 1886.

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' G. W. SOHENGK.

IRONING' BOARD.

No. 341,279. Patented May 4.; 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO GEORGE V. SCHENCK, OF BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI.

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gvPECIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,279, dated May 4,1886.

Application filed November 19, 1885. Serial No. 183,334. (No model.)

To all whom, it may conoerm' Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SOHENOK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Brookfield, in the county of Linn and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IroningBoards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and use ful improvements in ironingboards, the object of the same being to provide a means for holding the legs of the ironing-board apart when it is desired to use said board; and my invention consistsin the construction and combination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which illus trade my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line a a: of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan showing the legs folded against the table.

A represents the top of an ironingboard, which is of ordinary construction, and is provided with transvere battens B and B, said battens being provided with similar depending perforated ears, 0, to which the legs I) and E are pivotally attached. The depending ears 0 are attached at the outer ends of the batten B, while the ears to which the ends of the legs D are pivoted are nearer to the center, said legs being pivoted to the outer side of said ears.

The legs D D are pivotall y attached at their upper ends to the depending ear which is se' cured to the batten B, and the lower ends are attached to each other bythe cross-piece D, and at a suitable intermediate point these legs D D are provided with a crossbar, F, the ends of which project beyond the sides of the legs, said ends entering a longitudinal slot, 6, in the legs E E.

The legs E E are pivotally connected to the depending ears 0, and their lower ends are connected to each other by a cross-piece, E, and suitable brace-rods, as shown. Each of the legs E'E are provided with spring-catches G, which are attached to the outer edges of the legs by means of suitable fastening devices. the upper or opposite ends of said spring catches being provided with notches which will engage with the ends of the crossbar F, which projects into the slot 0. The notched ends of the springcatches G are beveled, and are of such a size that they will lie within the slot 6:

Then it is desired to place theironing-board in a position for use, the legs are brought in. position, as shown in Fig. l, which will cause the ends of the cross-bar F to force the springcatches outwardly, and when the ends of said cross-bar pass under the beveled portion of said spring-catches the spring-catches will move inwardly, so as to engage with the reduced portion which passes through the slots 6, thus holding the legs in a position shown in Fig. l, and preventing them folding against the ironing-board until the catches are moved out of engagement with the crossbar F.

The device hereinbefore described is cheap and simple in construction, and provides an effective means for holding the legs in a proper position.

I claim- In an ironing-board, the combination of the pivoted legs D and E, cross-bar F, attached to the legs D and projecting therefrom so as to enter the slots 0 c in the legs E, and spring catches adapted to engage with said crossbar, the parts organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

- GEORGEWV. SGHENCK.

\Vi tnesses:

W. D. HICKS, V. V. HICKS. 

